High resolution structure of Aleuria aurantia lectin mutant reveals the principal of increased affinity

• Authors: HOUSER Josef; ROMANO Patrick; WIMMEROVÁ Michaela
• Year of publication: 2012
• Type: Conference abstract
• MU Faculty or unit: Central European Institute of Technology
• Description: Mutant of Aleuria aurantia lectin with increased affinity towards 1-6 bound fucose was prepared. We prepared protein crystals and collected high quality data. Solved structure revealed the principal of the binding, shading the light upon variability of lectin binding sites.

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